For almost half his
life (and nearly half his movies) Alfred Hitchcock was based in London. Even
when he went to Hollywood he continued to use British characters and themes.
This walk is an affectionate celebration of the London he knew and locations
used in his films from the 1920s to the 1970s. The theatres associated with his
stars like Robert Donat, Tallulah Bankhead and Ivor Novello. One of his
favourite restaurants. Locations for sequences in his silent classic The
Lodger, his first sound film Blackmail, and others, including his terrifying
farewell to London in Frenzy. It’s the story of his life and work, and how his
early brilliance as a director almost ended his career. All this, plus
following in the footsteps of a tour Hitch himself gave to Ingrid Bergman back
in 1948. A tribute to the Master of Suspense in the city he knew best.